April 2012 Had Normal Temps But Lots of Precipitation
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 @ 9:33 AM
Prince George, B.C.- April flipped around in its effort to be the first full month of spring, but, according to Environment Canada Meteorologist Jim Steele, April "never managed to kick into the full meal deal."
Steele says April offered a few periods of normal or slight above normal temperatures, but they were quickly followed by a cool down.
In his monthly report, Steele says in the end, the monthly mean temperatures ended up close to the 30 year normal.
Here is the balance of his monthly report;
On the precipitation side of things, the month rolled along with near normal rain and snowfall amounts until the last week of the month. A deluge of rain fell across the area on the 26th dumping just over 15 mm, a new record for the day. This was followed by yet another soaker on the last day of the month with an addition 10 mm being recorded. This last week managed to boost the monthly precipitation well above the normal April.
Into the record books, April 2012 will show near normal temperatures however wetter than normal conditions.
Temperatures
- Average daily high of 10.5 was below the normal of 11.4 degrees C.
- Average daily low of -0.8 was near the normal of -1.1 degrees C.
- Mean temperature of 4.9 was near the normal 5.2 degrees C.
- Warmest Day on the 25th with a maximum temperature of 18.4 degrees
- Coldest day on the 5th with an overnight minimum of -5.8 degrees
Precipitation
- Total precipitation of 54.5 mm was 169% of the normal of 32.2 mm.
- Total Snowfall of 6.4 cm was 101% of the normal of 6.3 cm
- Total rainfall of 48.5 mm was 187% of the normal of 25.9 mm
- Measurable precipitation on 13 days above the normal of 10 days
- Greatest snowfall one day 3.4 cm on the 13th
- Greatest rainfall one day 15.2 mm on the 26th
Daily / Monthly Records
· New daily rainfall record for the 26th at 15.2 mm. Previous record 9.0 mm set in 1997.
Notes.
- Total precipitation of the year to date is 125.4 mm, 84% of the normal of 149.0 mm
Records for April
Mean temperature Extreme Daily temps
Mildest 7.0 1980 Max 29.7 25th 1977
Coolest -1.6 1954 Min -25.6 4th 1954
Precipitation
Driest 10.9 mm 1975 Wettest day 27.8 mm 9th 1995
Wettest 72.7 mm 1995 Snowiest day 21.8 cm 10th 1966
Most Snow 37.3 cm 1966
South Central Interior
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Mean Temp
Degrees C
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Total Precip. mm
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Maximum Degrees C
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Minimum Degrees C
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Quesnel
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6.0
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37.2
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19.4 / 25th
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-6.7 / 8th
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Williams Lake
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5.0
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33.2
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17.4 / 10th
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-7.5 / 7th
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Blue River
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4.6
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122.8
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19.1 / 10th
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-8.9 / 8th
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Kamloops
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10.6
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25.4
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27.9 / 23rd
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-3.4 / 6th
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